In re Andrew M.

FACTS

I. The Family and Initial Dependency Proceedings

Mother and Father had three children in common, including Andrew. Mother also had four other children, who were in the custody of their father. Before Andrew was born, the family was involved in dependency proceedings over Mother and Father’s two older children

3 based on the parents’ substance abuse problems and criminal history, among other grounds. In 2019, the parents’ parental rights as to those children were terminated. Andrew was born in December 2021. He tested positive for methadone at birth and developed withdrawal symptoms. SSA initiated these dependency proceedings, and the juvenile court ordered Andrew detained, but he remained in the hospital. SSA filed a petition under section 300 alleging, inter alia, that the parents’ drug abuse and history of domestic violence placed Andrew at risk. In early January 2022, the juvenile court held a jurisdictional hearing and found the petition’s allegations true. Andrew was released from the hospital later that month and was placed with a foster family. The parents received eight hours per week of monitored visits with Andrew. The foster parents reported that during visits,…